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... alkaline , whilst the mucus , or product of secretion of the mucous membrane of the mouth , is on the other hand acid . Hence , if the mouth be examined at a period , as during a state of activity , when saliva is flowing from the ...
... alkaline , whilst the mucus , or product of secretion of the mucous membrane of the mouth , is on the other hand acid . Hence , if the mouth be examined at a period , as during a state of activity , when saliva is flowing from the ...
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... alkaline reaction . Immediately , however , that food is ingested , or any foreign body introduced , a stimulus is supplied which causes the mucous membrane to become turgid and more or less reddened from increased vascularity . Little ...
... alkaline reaction . Immediately , however , that food is ingested , or any foreign body introduced , a stimulus is supplied which causes the mucous membrane to become turgid and more or less reddened from increased vascularity . Little ...
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... alkaline . It is evident , however , that the mucus which the stomach contains during its quiescent state must have been mistaken for the special gastric secretion which is present only when digestion is going on , and which , as ...
... alkaline . It is evident , however , that the mucus which the stomach contains during its quiescent state must have been mistaken for the special gastric secretion which is present only when digestion is going on , and which , as ...
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... . It is soluble in acid , alkaline and neutral solutions , and is not pre- cipitable by heat . Besides the possession of this marked quality of solubility , it is further characterised by being 64 GASTRIC DIGESTION .
... . It is soluble in acid , alkaline and neutral solutions , and is not pre- cipitable by heat . Besides the possession of this marked quality of solubility , it is further characterised by being 64 GASTRIC DIGESTION .
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... alkaline current of blood ; and this agrees with the principle I have laid down as indis- pensable , for the circulation of blood forms with us one of the essential conditions of life . It will not be dis- puted that the existence of ...
... alkaline current of blood ; and this agrees with the principle I have laid down as indis- pensable , for the circulation of blood forms with us one of the essential conditions of life . It will not be dis- puted that the existence of ...
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